Leading up to Easter

In the Sundays preceding Easter my church has been looking at part of the life of Jesus, with a special emphasis on photos and videos of the places where Jesus lived and taught. This week, we are thinking about the mountains. Many of our favorite Bible Stories take place in the Mountains of the Holy Land.

Noah’s Ark landed on Mount Ararat, Moses heard God call him from a burning bush on a mountain, and later received the Ten Commandments on a Mountain. Many of the turning points of Jesus’ ministry were on mountains, including His temptations, His Transfiguration, and His last prayerful...